Bulldogs open Eckerle with a bang

The CWC Bulldog baseball team kicked off the 2013 campaign on Saturday, opening up the newly renovated Eckerle Park with a huge 27-1 win over rival Fairfield.

The temperature continued to fall throughout the game, so the Bulldogs kept warm by swinging the bats, and connecting on almost every at bat.

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The Carmi Times - Carmi, IL

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Posted Mar. 18, 2013 at 5:30 PM

Posted Mar. 18, 2013 at 5:30 PM

The CWC Bulldog baseball team kicked off the 2013 campaign on Saturday, opening up the newly renovated Eckerle Park with a huge 27-1 win over rival Fairfield.

The temperature continued to fall throughout the game, so the Bulldogs kept warm by swinging the bats, and connecting on almost every at bat.

CWC surrendered one run in the opening inning to Fairfield, but once the Bulldogs came up to bat it did not take long to see it was their day.

The Bulldogs scored 11 runs in the first inning, capped off with a two-run homer by Chase Sailer.

The long half-inning on the bench could have caused problems for pitcher Brodie Brown, but he did a fine job in the second, keeping the Mules off the board and bringing the red-hot CWC bats back to the plate.

The Bulldogs did not let up in the second, scoring 14 runs in the inning. Dylan Rankin smashed a three-run home run in the second, and led the team in RBIs with seven.

Brodie Brown was the winning pitcher for CWC, going two innings with a hit, a run, two walks and four strikeouts.

The Bulldogs have a full week ahead, as long as weather permits. Today they travel to Gallatin Co. at 4 p.m., home against West Frankfort on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., at Red Hill Thursday at 4:30 p.m. and back home Friday against Benton at 4:30 p.m.